1. The most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)
   "They produced tofu from organic soy";
   - soybean, soya, soya bean
    
2. Edible legume plant widely cultivated for its protein-rich beans and oil
   "Vast fields of soy stretched across the Midwest farmland";
   - soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja [rare], soja bean [rare], Glycine max
    
3. A source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
   "The chef used soy milk as a dairy alternative in the recipe";
   - soybean, soya bean
    
4. Thin sauce made of fermented soy beans
   "He drizzled soy sauce over his rice";
   - soy sauce

Derived forms: soys

Type of: bean, condiment, edible bean, legume, leguminous plant

Part of: genus Glycine, Glycine, soy flour, soybean flour, soybean meal

Encyclopedia: Soy